CVE-2026-0967 LOW

CVE-2026-0967: Libssh: libssh: denial of service via inefficient regular expression processing

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-1333
Published March 26, 2026
Last update May 19, 2026

CVSS base score

2.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in libssh. A remote attacker, by controlling client configuration files or known_hosts files, could craft specific hostnames that when processed by the `match_pattern()` function can lead to inefficient regular expression backtracking. This can cause timeouts and resource exhaustion, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the client.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 26, 2026 CVE published
May 19, 2026 Record updated